The IP Law Blog

MAY 12, 2022

One of the portrayals West claims to be defamatory was HBO’s depictions of his reaction to the drafting of Magic Johnson. Apparently, West went as far as to try to convince Jack Kent Cooke, the outgoing owner of the Lakers, not to draft Johnson. West’s lawyers argue that the scene implies that Winning Time depicts the “real” West.

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JURIST

APRIL 4, 2021

Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Friday that the 2021 All-Star Game and MLB draft will not be held in Georgia, in response to Georgia’s new voting restrictions that were signed into law on March 25. . President Joe Biden called the law “Jim Crow in the 21 st Century,” as the restrictions disproportionately affect Black voters.

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The IP Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The assignment agreement specifically referenced three federal trademarks and all common law marks owned by the league incorporating the word “Gulls”; any formative of that word; and any depiction of a seagull in the context of hockey or hockey team. What’s missing here? There is no reference to assets or material protected by copyright.

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The Estrin Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

That being said, what does it take to stand out and become a “Top Lawyer” in your specific field of law? In this interview series called “5 Things You Need To Become A Top Lawyer In Your Specific Field of Law”, we are talking to top lawyers who share what it takes to excel and stand out in your industry. I cannot stress that enough.

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InHouseOps

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

I earned my BA in film, television, and theatre from the University of Notre Dame, then went to Quinnipiac University School of Law thinking I would love litigation; something about being in a courtroom seemed to dovetail nicely with a theatre background.

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SimplyLawJobs

JUNE 10, 2021

As I said at the outset, I didn’t take the traditional route of university, to LPC paid for by a law firm, to a training contract. After qualification, I think I would (1) like to learn how to code; and (2) dedicate more of my time towards thinking about the role law has to play within new technologies such as crypto-assets and blockchain.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This speech was particularly important as it was the first King’s Speech in over 50 years, since the death of King George VI, the present king’s grandfather, and covered topics such as criminal justice and the rule of law, social changes, the environment, energy and policing, as well as transport, trade and war commemoration.

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Customs & International Trade Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

From all of us at Diaz Trade Law, we are immensely grateful for your support this year. After Diaz Trade Law filed a successful petition, CBP mitigated the penalty down to $5,000.00, saving our client $807,500.00. Diaz Trade Law (DTL) sent CBP a petition requesting relief and CBP decided to mitigated the penalty to $13,200.00.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

New York Democrats continue to pass laws that are virtually guaranteed to be struck down and further reinforce Second Amendment rights. New York Democrats have passed a series of laws that led to catastrophic losses in federal court, including the recent major ruling in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. Bruen, 142 S.

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 19, 2024

The majority of Defendants’ citations come at least 20 years after the enactment of the Fourteenth Amendment, which the Bruen decision gave less weight, and considered to the extent it was consistent with earlier law. The state has been a fountain of unconstitutional laws — and the basis for a series of wins for Second Amendment advocates.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on New York’s latest gun control measure — and the latest challenge to a New York law. The gun nuisance law is the latest in a long line of mistakes by New York. An example is the recent New York public nuisance law seeking to make gun manufacturers liable for gun crime.

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JonathanTurley

APRIL 29, 2023

The decision comes after two other district courts ruled in favor of the law — sending this issue to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and potentially the Supreme Court. I have previously raised doubts over some of these laws, which are based on questionable factual claims and distinctions between weapons.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 31, 2022

The district court’s contrary conclusion is not supported by the plain and ordinary meaning of the word “sex” and provides ample support for subsequent litigants to transform schools’ living facilities, locker rooms, showers, and sports teams into sex-neutral areas and activities. Such a proposition—i.e.,

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

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LawSites

JANUARY 17, 2022

Our system inherently understands legal relationships and keeps up with changes in the law. Target customer: In-house legal departments and law firm attorneys who serve as outside general counsel. Target customer: Law departments in 2022 and expanding into law firms in 2023. Demo video: Video on page: [link].

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The Crime Report

JUNE 21, 2022

The National Shooting Sports Foundation has ratcheted up federal lobbying and is working closely with lawmakers to shape the Senate negotiations now under way toward new legislation to curb gun violence, reports the Wall Street Journal. Since 2019, the NSSF has invested about $5 million more than the NRA in federal lobbying.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. First Circuit Certified State Law Preemption Questions in Case Challenging Local Ordinance Prohibiting Crude Oil Loading at Harbor. and non-U.S. 19-50178 (5th Cir.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Gerrymandering is to politics what doping is to sports. Drafting coherent districts evenly and logically to divide populations is not particularly difficult. Nevertheless, President Biden and Democrats like Nadler are seeking to take control over state election laws in the name of democracy. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.),

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